Leading and Managing Others Course

This course introduces the essential skills required to lead and manage others. It explores the responsibilities of leadership and management, along with the transition from employee to leader. Participants develop skills in prioritizing, decision-making, setting goals, and implementing those goals.

What You Will Learn

• Distinguish leadership from management roles
• Examine how responsibilities shift when transitioning from employee to leader
• Use effective decision-making strategies
• Develop a clear vision and set goals for yourself and your team
• Balance competing priorities to drive results

Course Outline

Module 1: Comparing Leadership and Management

• Compare and contrast the concepts of leadership and management.
• Analyze approaches to leadership and management.

Module 2: The Employee-to-Leader Transition

• Identify different responsibilities taken on when moving into a leadership role.
• Describe the changes in relationships with employees, peers, and supervisors when moving into a leadership role.

Module 3: Strategies for Effective Decision-Making

• Identify components of effective decision-making.
• Describe the role of trust and influence in decision-making.
• Implement decision-making strategies that are situationally appropriate.
• Communicate decisions adequately to the appropriate audience.

Module 4: Vision and Goal Setting

• Develop a strategic vision for workplace teams.
• Analyze approaches for goal setting in the workplace.
• Develop SMART goals for self, other individuals, and teams.

Module 5: Managing Multiple Priorities

• Identify competing priorities in one's work.
• Describe approaches for managing multiple priorities.
• Apply strategies for managing multiple priorities.